By Frank Sobchak and Matthew Zais, for Time Magazine. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How Iran Won the Iraq War The U.S. must militarily deter Iran so that it retracts rather than expands its regional aggression. Read the full article […]
From the MIT Center for International Studies. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Reprinted with permission of MIT News. 3 Questions: The Iraq invasion, 20 years later This week marks the 20th anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Iraq. Code-named […]
From Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq 20 years on: Insider reflections on the war and its aftermath This Chatham House essay collection, published to mark 20 years since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, brings together the observations […]
By John Lee. Gallup has produced a summary of its surveys on Iraq, showing how public opinion has evolved over the years. Access the analysis here. (Source: Gallup)
A former business partner of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait during the Iraq War. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special […]
By John Lee. A joint report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Sunday Times claims that London-based PR firm Bell Pottinger was hired by the US military to run a "covert" propoganda operation during the Iraq War. The $540-million campaign was run by the agency's now-dissolved 'conflict resolution' arm between 2007 and 2011. […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The long-awaited Chilcot Report, released earlier this week, found that the British decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was based on "flawed intelligence" and the invasion went "badly wrong". While the report stopped […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A British inquiry concludes the 2003 invasion went badly wrong, and Iraqis are still living with the consequences. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Nafeez Ahmed, Middle East Eye columnist. Piers Robinson, Senior Lecturer in […]
By John Lee. The Chilcot Report into the Iraq War was finally published on Wednesday. The report covers the background to the decision to go to war, whether troops were properly prepared, how the conflict was conducted and what planning there was for its aftermath. Among the main findings are: That the UK chose to […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Seven years in the making in fact, the Chilcot report criticises Britain's involvement in the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. The inquiry into Britain's role finds the consequences of the decision to invade […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. When George W. Bush invaded Iraq, he was criticized, including for being motivated by eschatology (the aspect of theology that deals with the end of days) and desiring to push a right-wing Christian agenda in […]
Former Vice President Dick Cheney blames the crisis in Iraq on President Obama and Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
